It's time....

No one gets more excited about September 1st then I do.  That means it's pumpkin spice season! I wait all year for Fall for so many reasons.  The air is crisp and easy to breath, the leaves start to change colors and show us their true beauty and my oven works on overtime attempting to keep up with all my baking.  September 1st is the unofficial start of the holidays in our house.  That means, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.  The last quarter of the year is our favorite and we enjoy every minute of it.

Want to awaken your dulled senses from the lazy, dazy days of Summer?  Take a small pot and fill it with water.  Add an apple (cut in half), a cinnamon stick and whole cloves.  Allow this to slowly boil on top of your stove.  The warm spices will fill every corner of your house and bring a smile to your face.  Only draw back, is when your family comes home and they get prematurely excited because they think you just baked an apple pie.

Think of me as you break out those sweaters and grab for a hot beverage!